A classic blog merge text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media associated to its topic. The capability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs.. Here are a few of the best alternatives out there to choose from the following list:

# WikyBlog
# Wordpress
# b2evolution
# Battle Blog
# blogSpirit
# Cakewalk Blogs
# dasBlog
# DotClear
# ExpressionEngine
# FlatPress
# Joomla
# Geeklog
# Jlog Details
# LifeType
# Loudblog
# Movable Type
# NucleusCMS
# PSG
# SamePage
# Serendipity
# typo
# Wheatblog

Most of theblogs provide you seamless media management which are easy for integration with the blog standards compliant content, you get clean URLs, s text, images, and links to other blogs. It also support for subdomains, even more than one domain served by one single installation and podcasting and video content too. In addition most of them have plugin framework which allows its features morecomprehensive and expanded in many ways giving more avenues to your readers to interact.

On my personal experience wordpress is because I am writing on it and it is search engine friendly too like many others. However it depends on your requirement and choice to go with specific blog that you possibly going to choose. In reality blogs has created redibility as a medium of news broadcasting. Also blogs are used for adherent gossips and lead the way in bringing key information to public, with mainstream media blogs follow their lead.